Battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army

The Indian Army has a distinguished history in which they won many battle and theatre honours. The practice of giving battle honours began with the East India Company who awarded these to the units of the native Indian corps in their presidency armies. The practice continued after the advent of the British Crown post-1857 when the armies of the East India Company became part of the British Indian Army and after India's independence in 1947. The earliest conflict for which a battle honour was awarded was "Plassey" which was awarded in 1829 to the 1st Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry which served the East India Company in Bengal while the latest is "Kargil" in 1999 awarded to units of independent India's army for feats during the Kargil War.

Indian cavalry near the Tigris River, during the First World War

Pre-1914 battle honours

Plassey.
Buxar.
Amboor.
Korah.
Guzerat.
Carnatic.
Sholinghur.
Mangalore.
Mysore.
Sedaseer.
Seringapatam.
Egypt.
Allyghur.
Delhi.
Assaye.
Leswarree.
Deig.
Cochin.
Bourbon
Java.
Kirkee.
Seetabuldee.
Nagpore.
Maheidpoor.
Corygaum.
Nowah.
Persian Gulf.
Beni Boo Alli.
Assam.
Ava.
Kemmendine.
Arracan.

Burmah.
Bhurtpore.
Aden.
Afghanistan.
Ghuznee 1839.
Khelat.
Kahun.
Jellalabad.
Kelat-i-Ghilzie.
Candahar 1842.
Ghuznee 1842.
Cabool 1842.
Cutchee.
China.
Meeanee.
Hyderabad.
Maharajpoor.
Punniar.
Moodkee.
Ferozeshah.
Aliwal.
Sobraon.
Punjaub.
Chillianwalah.
Mooltan.
Goojerat.
Pegu.
Persia.
Reshire.
Bushire.
Koosh-ab.
Delhi 1857.

Lucknow.
Defence of Arrah.
Behar.
Central India.
China 1858–59.
Taku Forts.
Pekin 1860.
China 1860–62.
Abyssinia.
Afghanistan 1878–80.
Ali Masjid.
Peiwar Kotal.
Charasiah.
Kabul 1879.
Ahmed Khel.
Kandahar 1880.
Egypt 1882,
Tel-el-kebir.
Suakin.
Tofrek.
Burma 1885–1887.
Defence of Chitral
Chitral.
Punjab Frontier.
Malakand.
Samana.
Tirah.
British East Africa.
Pekin 1900.
China 1900.
Somaliland 1901–04.

First World War

Europe & Gallipoli

Europe

France and Flanders 1914–1918 .
La Bassee, 1914.
Armentieres 1914.
Messines 1914.
Ypres 1914–15.
Gheluvelt.
Festubert, 1914 (also 1914–15).

Givenchy 1914.
Neuve Chappelle.
Ypres 1915.
St Julien.
Aubers.
Festubert, 1915.
Loos.

Somme, 1916.
Bazentin.
Delville Wood.
Flers-Courcelette.
Morval.
Cambrai 1917.

Gallipoli

Gallipoli 1915
Helles
Krithia
Anzac

Landing at Anzac
Defence of Anzac
Suvla
Sari Bair

Landing at Suvla
Scimitar Hill
Macedonia 1916–18

Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia, Arabia

Egypt & Palestine

Damascus
Egypt 1915–17
El Mughar
Gaza

Jerusalem
Megiddo
Nablus
Nebi Samwil

Palestine 1917–18
Sharon
Suez Canal
Tell' Asur

Mesopotamia

Baghdad
Basra
Ctesiphon
Defence of Kut al Amara

Khan Baghdadi
Kut al Amara 1915
Kut al Amara 1917
Mesopotamia 1914–18

Shaiba
Sharqat
Tigris 1916

Arabia

Aden

Central Asia, Persia, Afghanistan, India, China

Central Asia

Merv

Persia

Persia 1915–19

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

India

NW Frontier, India 1914–17

Baluchistan 1915–16, 1918

China

Tsingtao

East Africa

East Africa 1914–18
Kilimanjaro

Beho Beho
Narungombe

Nyangao

Second World War

North East Africa, Middle East

North East Africa

Abyssinia 1940–41
Ad Teclesan
Agordat
Amba Alagi

Barentu
Berbera
British Somaliland
Gallabat

Keren
Keren-Asmara Road
Massawa

Middle East

Iraq 1941

Post-independence

Indo-Pakistani War of 1947

The battle and theatre honours of the 1947 War are:[1]

Jammu and Kashmir 1947–48 (theatre honour)
Gurais
Jhangar
Kargil

Naoshera
Punch
Rajouri
Skardu

Srinagar
Tithwal
Uri
Zoji La

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The battle and theatre honours of the 1965 War are:[2]

Jammu and Kashmir sector

Jammu and Kashmir 1965 (theatre honour)
Hajipir
Jaurian Kalit

Kalidhar
OP Hill

Raja Picquet-Chand Tekri
Sanjoi Mirpur

Punjab sector

Punjab 1965 (theatre honour)
Assal Uttar
Burki
Buttur Dograndi

Charwa
Dograi
Hussainiwala Bridge

Maharajke
Phillora
Tilakpur-Muhadipur

Rajasthan sector

Rajasthan 1965 (theatre honour)

Gadra Road

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

East Pakistan Sector

East Pakistan 1971 (theatre honour)
Akhaura
Belonia
Bhaduria
Bogra
Chauddagram
Darsana

Ganga Sagar
Hilli
Jamalpur
Khansama
Kumarkhali
Madhumati River
Mian Bazaar

Mynamati
Poongli Bridge
Shamsher Nagar
Siramani
Suadih
Syamganj
Sylhet

Jammu and Kashmir sector

Jammu and Kashmir 1971 (theatre honour)
Banwat
Brachil Pass and Wali Malik
Chhamb

Defence of Punch
Gutrian
Laleali-Picquet 707
Nangi Tekri

Shingo River Valley
Thanpir
Turtok

Punjab theatre

Punjab 1971 (theatre honour)
Amritsar Airfield
Basantar River
Burj

Chakri
Dera Baba Nanak
Fatehpur
Harar Kalan

Jarpal
Malakpur
Samba (VA/VP)
Shehjra

Sindh theatre

Sindh 1971 (theatre honour)
Chachro

Gadra City
Khinsar

Longanewala
Parbat Ali

Footnotes

Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 227–238
Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 242–256.

References

Singh, Sarbans (1993). Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 – 1971. New Delhi: Vision Books. ISBN 81-7094-115-6. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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[Sarbans-1] Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 227–238

[Sarbansp242-2] Singh, Sarbans (1993) pp 242–256.